A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 73 The New Year’s Eve is still going on
New Year's Eve dinner, whether you have money or not, you have to prepare a good meal.

When everyone was taking a lunch break, they said they would talk again in the afternoon.

But after lunch, no one was seen carrying a small bench to chat with others.

Li Xiang's house was very busy at this time, and Li's mother was busy frying lard.

Later, the fried lard residue and sauerkraut will be mixed into fillings to make dumplings.

Little Brother Li held a bowl covered with sugar and walked around Mother Li, fearing that he would miss a bite of the oil residue later.

During the big festival, Mother Li also doted on her younger son, taking a few pieces from the pot and putting them into Little Brother Li's bowl.

He blew it twice meaningfully, then hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, and the hot oil residue danced on his tongue.

Hahu~hahu~hahu~
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you." Mother Li said with a smile.

As she said that, she picked up two more pieces, dipped them in some sugar, held them carefully with her left hand underneath, came to the house, and fed one piece each to her eldest son and daughter.

crunch ~ crunch ~ crunch ~
"It's so fragrant!"

The delicious oil residue was praised by her children, and Mother Li returned to the kitchen with satisfaction.

The eldest sister here has made the noodles and is rolling out the dumpling wrappers.

Li Xiang picked up the dumpling wrapper rolled out by his elder sister and carefully squeezed it. It took a while for the dumpling in his hand to take shape.

His speed was very slow. The elder sister had already rolled out several pieces before he finished one.

It looks too ugly, not as good-looking as the ones my mother and eldest sister casually wrapped.

The dumplings are filled with shrimps and eggs, which belongs to the light luxury level of consumption in this era.

Shrimp and eggs are not easy to handle.

This was only after Li Xiang's strong request that Li's mother agreed.

It's just that the family doesn't have to worry about food and drink now, otherwise Mother Li wouldn't have followed his ideas so easily.

However, these are excusable circumstances for Li Xiang.

When I was poor in the early two years, I could eat well if I had enough food, and I would fix all my problems.
Now, people, as soon as life gets better, those problems from before reappear.

Even though Li Xiang is considered a northerner now, he actually doesn't like pasta very much.

In his previous life, he was used to eating rice. If you let him eat pasta, he will feel as if a corner of his soul is missing. He always feels that something is missing, so he always gets hungry quickly.

Today's dumpling fillings are mostly filled with pickled cabbage vermicelli, leeks, eggs, cabbage and pork, and they are only made this way during the New Year or when guests are coming to the house.

It's a pity that Li doesn't like to eat these.

The dumplings at Sun Guoqing's last engagement party were pure meat fillings. The roommates were picking up their chopsticks as fast as the others, but Li Xiang was indifferent and not very interested.

But in the north, dumplings are a must-have during festivals, and they are a must-have. Rich people don’t just have one meal.

So Li Xiang started to think about it. If he had to eat it, he could make the stuffing he likes.

The two brothers and sisters were busy for a while, and the eldest sister had rolled out more than half of the skins. Li Xiang didn't wrap many of them.

Mother Li's fried pickled cabbage stuffing is also mixed here, and Little Brother Li brings it to the table.

Mother Li washed her hands and joined in the process of making dumplings. "Li Xiang, please come out." He Yuzhu called him outside the door.

The family looked out the door in confusion, wondering why this person came to their house when he was not at home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

"I'll go out and take a look." Li Xiang patted the flour on his hands and went out with curiosity.

As soon as he walked out, he was pulled to the corner by He Yuzhu.

"What's the matter? It's so mysterious." Li Xiang raised his eyebrows. Why was he so sneaky in the courtyard in the clear day?

"The uncle asked me to ask you, do you want to have the New Year's Eve dinner with everyone?" He Yuzhu glanced at him and asked cautiously.

"How many companies? Which ones?" Li Xiang asked him.

"The old lady's house, your house, the uncle's house, my house, Jia's house." When talking about the next few houses, He Yuzhu's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Looking at you, Brother Zhuzhu, I'm afraid you also know that this is inappropriate."

Li Xiang sneered, thinking that he was forming an alliance of orphans. What the hell.

Let the old lady have a New Year's Eve dinner together, and he can still understand what the other families are doing.

This is not the usual dinner treat, it’s a New Year’s Eve dinner!The Li family is right next to these families.

"I just feel it's a little weird, but I can't put my finger on it. The old lady I asked first, she couldn't give me an accurate answer. She didn't say yes or no, so I'll ask you directly. "

"Brother Zhuzi, let me tell you the truth. We will definitely not be involved in this. I don't know what the first master's plan is, but if he insists on doing things like this, I advise you to eat separately from him. Your family plus Just the old lady, let the first man’s family be with the Jia family, as before, everyone will have company, so they won’t seem lonely.”

Li wanted to make his position clear, and also persuaded He Yuzhu.

"I have been living with the old lady for many years. This year, I have made an agreement with the first uncle a long time ago. Now that the Jia family is involved, I have refused. Isn't it good for orphans and widowed mothers?" He Yuzhu felt a little embarrassed.

"The Jia family is pitiful. If their family is really in trouble, we in the courtyard will definitely not watch it. But help is help. We should avoid the suspicion that should be avoided. The Jia family and the first uncle have Brother Dongxu. The relationship is there, it makes sense to be close, but what does it have to do with your He family? You are a single man and you are close to a family with two widows. What kind of words are spread out? It doesn’t matter to you, but also for Aunt Jia. Think about it with Sister-in-law Jia.”

Seeing that he was not understanding, Li Xiang frowned and told him what was wrong in it.

The words were so clear, and if he still wanted to dig in, Li Xiang would let him do whatever he wanted.

It's hard to persuade a goddamn ghost.

"Hey~ Brother, I understand when you say that, but I don't understand. The uncle wants to help the Jia family and let them have something good for the New Year's Eve dinner. It's okay. He doesn't want to tell me. I understand, but why can't the old lady tell me directly?" He Yuzhu scratched his head and continued to ask Li Xiang for advice.

Why else? The old lady also has her own difficulties. She must know what the uncle is thinking, but because her eating, drinking and sleeping are all taken care of by her aunt, she is embarrassed to expose the uncle's thoughts.

In fact, the old lady didn't say the right thing, just hinting that He Yuzhu refused.

But this guy was so stunned that he didn't explain many things thoroughly. He really couldn't understand it.

The uncle is not short of money. If he really wants the Jia family to eat better, why can't he use his own money to subsidize it? Why do he have to drag the He family and the Li family into trouble.

The key eight poles can't be hit. Why should the He family and the Li family have New Year's Eve dinner with the Jia family?

No matter how much we talk about the relationship between relatives, it cannot be said about them.

It's so weird.

(End of this chapter)